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It's Time to Get Up
1...I know you have heard the story many times about Lazarus,
but I remind you it is a story
about New Life
2...In this text, we see what Jesus did for Lazarus. But, we can
also see what He can do for youand I.
3...He can take someone who is dead, and ive them life.
4...He can take someone who has been dead lon enouh to be
stinkin and !ut life in them andmake them bein to smell ood
aain.
Illustration"
5...If you don#t believe in life after death, then han around
here until $% o#clock, and you willsee life after death.
John 11:43-44
43 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice,
Lazarus, come forth.
44 And he that was dead came forth, ound hand and foot with
!raveclothes: and his face was
ound aout with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and
let him !o.
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Applications
1...&t the words of Jesus, Lazarus came forth. '#s43( says,
and when He thus had s!oken, He
cried with a loud voice, come forth.
2...&t His words, the dead man came forth. '#s44( says and
he that was dead came forth.
3... In 'John 11:3$( we find that Jesus said, )ake ye away the
stone. *artha, the sister of him
that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh"
for he hath been dead four days.
5...Here is the word that the Lord ave me. If we are willin to
see the dead come back to life,then we must be willin to roll away
the stone.
6...*any in the church world today are not willin to roll away
the stone because it is a stinkin
business.
What Part Do We Play
1...+ont miss this- Notice what ha!!ens when Lazarus comes out
of the tomb Jesus turned to
his family and friends and says, /you 0nbind him, and you set
him free1 'I remind you today
that we all still have loved ones that are bound with
graveclothes(, But Jesus is sayin to ustoday, remove the stone,
loose them and let them o free.
2...2hurch, 3od is always countin on us to hel! Him do His
work-
5...I think this is a sacred !art of the service this mornin
because I feel like 3od is tryin to et
our attention 2hurch, Hes sayin, /Its time to et u! 4 its time
to trust me 4 its time for youto ste! out in faith and do what Im
askin you to do1
6...If Lazarus hadnt obeyed Jesus, he would still be in the tomb
If his friends and family
hadnt obeyed Jesus, Lazarus would still be confined to his rave
clothes, walkin around like amummy But by the race of 3od, the
!ower of Jesus, and with the hel! of friends and loved
ones, Lazarus was set free- 3od is callin us to do His work-
It's Time to Get Up!
%om 13:11-14
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11 And that, knowin! the time, that now it is hi!h time to awake
out of sleep: for now is our
salvation nearer than when we elieved.
1& 'he ni!ht is far spent, the da( is at hand: let us
therefore cast off the works of darkness,
and let us put on the armour of li!ht.
13 Let us walk honestl(, as in the da() not in riotin! and
drunkenness, not in chamerin! andwantonness, not in strife and
env(in!.
14 *ut put (e on the Lord Jesus +hrist, and make not provision
for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts
thereof.
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1...2an I tell you, I dont like alarm clocks- 5hy6 Because alarm
clocks are desined to alert
you to the fact that its time to et u! 4 more slee! is not an
o!tion-
2...I believe that s!iritually its time for the church to
wake7u!. 5e need to wake u! and see thatwe have stones to move,
raveclothes to unbind.
3...Now is not the time to reach for the snooze button, its time
to et u!, and et movin- I.
A"a#e to o$r p$rpose!
1...)he churchs !ur!ose is to be a hos!ital for sinners- 8very
church should be an evanelisticchurch-
2...In our *ission 9tatement we find our !ur!ose, which says, 5e
are a family of 9!irit filledbelievers dedicated for the !ur!ose of
makin a difference in our community and world. &s one,
united toether in the love of 2hrist we shall" 8xalt the 9avior.
8vanelize the 9inner, and 8:ui!
the 9aints.
3...;ur !ur!ose as a church is to stay alert, we willin to roll
away some stones, be willin tohel! others take of their
raveclothes.
4...3od has !laced the
